Chronological archive
April 2004
The 511 news items published by Hands Off Cain in April 2004, in chronological order.
Tajikistan is to suspend the death penalty, its president...
Tajikistan is to suspend the death penalty, its president said, making Uzbekistan the only country among the five ex-Soviet Central Asian states to carry out capital punishment
- APRIL 30, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ugandan government would soon replace death sentences...
The Ugandan government would soon replace death sentences on capital offences with long jail terms, the minister of justice and constitutional affairs, Janat Mukwaya said
- APRIL 30, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six were sentenced to death in Beijing for collectively...
Six were sentenced to death in Beijing for collectively killing six prostitutes after having sex with them
- APRIL 30, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced Dulal Hossain...
A court in Pabna, Bangladesh, sentenced Dulal Hossain to death for killing his wife
- APRIL 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian serial killer Shashi Shekhar was ordered to...
Indian serial killer Shashi Shekhar was ordered to serve consecutive life terms after a judge told him the death sentence was not punishment enough for his crimes
- APRIL 30, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Huang Jianhu was sentenced to death in Taiyuan, in...
Huang Jianhu was sentenced to death in Taiyuan, in northern China's Shanxi province, for premeditated murder, rape and armed robbery after he was convicted of killing 12 prostitutes between 1997 and 2003
- APRIL 30, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
Apisit Nanthapisit, the leader of a gang that abducted...
Apisit Nanthapisit, the leader of a gang that abducted and brutally killed an insurance manager in May 2003, was sentenced to death by a Criminal Court in Thailand, while two accomplices received life imprisonment
- APRIL 30, 2004PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
In Philadelphia, Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Temin threw...
In Philadelphia, Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Temin threw out the second death sentence of Simon Pirela, 45, citing a 2002 U
- APRIL 30, 2004DEATH PENALTY
TAJIKISTAN DEATH PENALTY COULD SOON BE SUSPENDED
April 30, 2004: Tajikistan is to suspend the death penalty, its president said, making Uzbekistan the only country among the five ex-Soviet Central Asian states to carry out capital punishment.
- APRIL 29, 2004St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Joseph Hazel, convicted of killing millionaire Briton...
Joseph Hazel, convicted of killing millionaire Briton Tony Fetherston in January 2000 in the garden of his home in Basseterre, the capital of St Kitts, was sentenced to death by hanging
- APRIL 29, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Gregorio Lazaro and Mariano Domingo were sentenced...
Gregorio Lazaro and Mariano Domingo were sentenced to death by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court in the Philippines after they were found guilty of kidnapping and killing businessman Jonell Mendiola
- APRIL 29, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Taichung High Court, China, sentenced ship captain...
The Taichung High Court, China, sentenced ship captain Wang Chung-hsing to death and a crewman Ke Ching-sung to life imprisonment for manslaughter after seven women from the Chinese mainland drowned after being thrown overboard
- APRIL 29, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
With Mexican convict Osvaldo Torres set to be put to...
With Mexican convict Osvaldo Torres set to be put to death in the US state of Oklahoma in three weeks, his family and local politicians, buoyed by a ruling from the International Court of Justice, began stepping up activities they hoped would prevent the
- APRIL 29, 2004DEATH PENALTY
With Mexican convict Osvaldo Torres set to be put to...
With Mexican convict Osvaldo Torres set to be put to death in the US state of Oklahoma in three weeks, his family and local politicians, buoyed by a ruling from the International Court of Justice, began stepping up activities they hoped would prevent the
- APRIL 29, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International (AI) issued a report in which...
Amnesty International (AI) issued a report in which it voiced concern over the destinies of people sentenced to death in Uzbekistan
- APRIL 29, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe agreed to hand over to Equatorial Guinea 70...
Zimbabwe agreed to hand over to Equatorial Guinea 70 men accused of plotting a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
- APRIL 29, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe agreed to hand over to Equatorial Guinea 70...
Zimbabwe agreed to hand over to Equatorial Guinea 70 men accused of plotting a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
- APRIL 29, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe agreed to hand over to Equatorial Guinea 70...
Zimbabwe agreed to hand over to Equatorial Guinea 70 men accused of plotting a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema
- APRIL 29, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Judge John B
Judge John B
- APRIL 29, 2004DelawareDEATH PENALTY
A Sussex County Superior Court jury recommended that...
A Sussex County Superior Court jury recommended that Linda Lou Charbonneau be executed for orchestrating the 2001 murders of her husband and ex-husband
- APRIL 28, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Ramadhan Mahmoud, a shoe-shiner, and his cousin...
Hassan Ramadhan Mahmoud, a shoe-shiner, and his cousin Ramadhan Mohammed Abu el-Magd Azab were sentenced to death after being found guilty of killing Mahmoud's wife's four-year-old daughter from her first marriage
- APRIL 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's hardline judiciary ordered a ban on the use...
Iran's hardline judiciary ordered a ban on the use of torture which human rights groups said the Islamic Republic's security organisations routinely used to extract confessions
- APRIL 28, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The U
The U
- APRIL 28, 2004OhioDEATH PENALTY
The 6th U
The 6th U
- APRIL 27, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The Speedy Trial Tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced Sultan Hawlader, a 35 year old resident of Bhabanipur village in Babuganj, to death and sentenced four of his family members to life imprisonment after convicting them of murder
- APRIL 27, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Seikh Abdul Muyeed and his first wife Monwara Begum...
Seikh Abdul Muyeed and his first wife Monwara Begum were sentenced to death by the District court in Madaripur, Bangladesh, for killing Muyeed's second wife, Bela Begum, 20 for dowry
- APRIL 27, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cracking down on rat poison that had been used for...
Cracking down on rat poison that had been used for mass murder, a court in China's Henan province issued a suspended death sentence to Fan Yuemin for making and selling the toxin
- APRIL 27, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Despite recent progress, Libya continued to violate...
Despite recent progress, Libya continued to violate basic human rights and a "climate of fear" persisted in the country, Amnesty International said in a report, entitled "Libya: Time to make human rights a reality," issued in Brussels as Libyan leader Moa
- APRIL 27, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Nearly 60 per cent of Britons waned the death penalty...
Nearly 60 per cent of Britons waned the death penalty restored for terrorists who kill, an ICM poll for the BBC found
- APRIL 27, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Senate passed SB 224
Senate passed SB 224
- APRIL 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranian men named Zolfali Derebalai and Ali Derebalai were hanged
two Iranian men named Zolfali Derebalai and Ali Derebalai were hanged
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- APRIL 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
on the order of Judge Hozan presiding the 1089th Branch of the penal court,
on the order of Judge Hozan presiding the 1089th Branch of the penal court,
- APRIL 26, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong signed an agreement with Thailand that allows...
Hong Kong signed an agreement with Thailand that allows convicts from either country to serve their sentences at home, provided the offence they have committed is a crime in both places
- APRIL 26, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Dheeb bin Mohammed bin Bashir al-Qahtani was executed...
Dheeb bin Mohammed bin Bashir al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of killing another Saudi in a row over money
- APRIL 26, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
With the adoption on April 22 a resolution on the situation...
With the adoption on April 22 a resolution on the situation in Cuba after its emergency debate, the European Parliament again called on the Cuban authorities to immediately release all political detainees
- APRIL 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
With the adoption on April 22 a resolution on the situation...
With the adoption on April 22 a resolution on the situation in Cuba after its emergency debate, the European Parliament again called on the Cuban authorities to immediately release all political detainees
- APRIL 26, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
In an appeal to the Tajik government, Amnesty International...
In an appeal to the Tajik government, Amnesty International (AI) urged the government not to execute seven members of a group headed by the rebel commander, Rahmon Sanginov
- APRIL 26, 2004DEATH PENALTY
SB 224, a measure to raise the minimum age for the...
SB 224, a measure to raise the minimum age for the death penalty to 18 , won preliminary Senate approval today (see also April 13 and 21, 2004)
- APRIL 26, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A jury unanimously recommended that Quawn Franklin...
A jury unanimously recommended that Quawn Franklin - already serving 6 life sentences - be sentenced to death for the slaying of Jerry Lawley
- APRIL 26, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Jonathan Gregory Hoffman will receive a new trial after...
Jonathan Gregory Hoffman will receive a new trial after the prosecutor who convinced a jury to convict him admitted in court that critical evidence had been withheld at his 1996 trial
- APRIL 26, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
it was unlikely that Saddam would be tried within the next few months...
it was unlikely that Saddam would be tried within the next few months...
- APRIL 25, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The following are some replies to questions on the...
The following are some replies to questions on the death penalty put to Kazuhiko Tokoro, specialist in criminal policy and professor emeritus at Rikkyo (St
- APRIL 25, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
"I don't think that the government should use public...
"I don't think that the government should use public opinion as an excuse [to retain the death penalty],'' said Kyoko Otani, a Tokyo-based lawyer who had defended five death-row inmates
- APRIL 25, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a number of girls were arrested en masse
a number of girls were arrested en masse
- APRIL 24, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Ma Jiajue was sentenced to death deprived of his political...
Ma Jiajue was sentenced to death deprived of his political rights for life by the Kunming Intermediate People's Court, in southwest China's Yunnan Province, after he was convicted of killing four fellow students
- APRIL 24, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced Moram Ali...
A court in Habiganj, Bangladesh, sentenced Moram Ali to death in absentia and five others to life imprisonment for killing a man in 1997
- APRIL 24, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Nguyen Quoc Tuan, 26, had been...
It was reported that Nguyen Quoc Tuan, 26, had been sentenced to death the previous week in Vietnam's southern Ca Mau province for killing his wife's brother after a family dispute
- APRIL 23, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Fukushima District Court, Japan, sentenced Kiyoshi...
The Fukushima District Court, Japan, sentenced Kiyoshi Ishii, a 63-year-old man, to death for setting a house on fire and killing a couple inside after quarreling with them on June 6, 2000
- APRIL 23, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed...
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of a resolution against the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 51-year-old Shozo...
The Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 51-year-old Shozo Nishiyama to death for committing murder and robbery in 1992 while on parole after receiving a life term for a 1973 murder
- APRIL 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed...
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of a resolution against the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2004IrelandDEATH PENALTY
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed...
The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights of a resolution against the death penalty
- APRIL 23, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo...
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai in US federal court for acts of genocide and torture which they said he carried out against them while a provincial governor
- APRIL 23, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo...
Falun Gong members sued Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai in US federal court for acts of genocide and torture which they said he carried out against them while a provincial governor
- APRIL 23, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, at the Capital Punishment Facility at...
In Columbia, at the Capital Punishment Facility at Broad River Correctional Institution, Jason Scott Byram, 38, was executed at 6:15 p
- APRIL 23, 2004DEATH PENALTY
UN. FIRST IRAQI ACT WITHOUT SADDAM WAS TO BACK A RESOLUTION FOR A UN MORATORIUM
April 23, 2004: the resolution for a moratorium on executions, with view to complete abolishment of the death penalty, was approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 21 and was co-sponsored by a record number of 76 countries.
- APRIL 22, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting...
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting to blow up the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok in 2001, was ordered extradited to Thailand to face terrorism-related charges
- APRIL 22, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting...
Van Duc Vo, a Vietnamese-American man accused of plotting to blow up the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok in 2001, was ordered extradited to Thailand to face terrorism-related charges
- APRIL 22, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a mother and her two...
A Bangladeshi court sentenced a mother and her two sons to death for killing the elder son's wife over a dowry dispute
- APRIL 22, 2004New HampshireDEATH PENALTY
In Concord, the New Hampshire House voted 272-72 to...
In Concord, the New Hampshire House voted 272-72 to raise the minimum age for the death penalty to 18
- APRIL 22, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Inmate's death sentence overturned for 2nd time --...
Inmate's death sentence overturned for 2nd time -- Court cites inadequate defense during trial for 1980 Houston murders Max Soffar, who claimed he had falsely confessed involvement in the July 1980 murders of three youths in a Houston bowling alley has be
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- APRIL 21, 2004ArmeniaDEATH PENALTY
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Armenia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Nicaragua was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AlbaniaDEATH PENALTY
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Albania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
Netherlands was a cosponsor and voted in favour of...
Netherlands was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
Kiribati was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Kiribati was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SloveniaDEATH PENALTY
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovenia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
Mauritania voted against the resolution on the death...
Mauritania voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Japan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Qatar voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
South Korea abstained from the resolution on the death...
South Korea abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bolivia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Canada was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
Australia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Australia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death...
Pakistan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SlovakiaDEATH PENALTY
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Slovakia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Norway was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Norway was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death...
Burkina Faso abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IsraelDEATH PENALTY
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Israel was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Samoa was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Samoa was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AngolaDEATH PENALTY
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Angola was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of...
South Africa was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Ethiopia voted against the resolution on the death...
Ethiopia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death...
Swaziland voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Luxembourg was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia and Montenegro was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Serbia and Montenegro was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death...
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BhutanDEATH PENALTY
Bhutan voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Bhutan voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
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- APRIL 21, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death...
Indonesia voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
New Zealand was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belarus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Belgium was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Egypt voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Ukraine was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Russia voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004LatviaDEATH PENALTY
Latvia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Latvia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The United States voted against the resolution on the...
The United States voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MonacoDEATH PENALTY
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Monaco was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Dominican Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
Dominican Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Argentina was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Colombia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that in the past week nine other people...
It was reported that in the past week nine other people were sentenced to death by the Kaduha Court of First Instance in Rwanda for the murder of Emille Ndahimana
- APRIL 21, 2004FinlandDEATH PENALTY
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Finland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Malta was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004United NationsDEATH PENALTY
For the eighth consecutive year the Commission approved...
For the eighth consecutive year the Commission approved the anti death penalty resolution for a moratorium on capital executions
- APRIL 21, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
Seychelles was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Seychelles was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
China voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
Paraguay was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Paraguay was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Poland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BulgariaDEATH PENALTY
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Bulgaria was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Nigeria voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India rectified its vote on the anti death penalty...
India rectified its vote on the anti death penalty resolution approved on April 21 by the UN Commission on Human Rights, changing its stance from voting against to abstaining
- APRIL 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India rectified its vote on the anti death penalty...
India rectified its vote on the anti death penalty resolution approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, changing its stance from voting against to abstaining
- APRIL 21, 2004VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Hungary was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
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- APRIL 21, 2004AndorraDEATH PENALTY
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Andorra was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
Bosnia-Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution...
Bosnia-Herzegovina was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ChileDEATH PENALTY
Chile was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Chile was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004HondurasDEATH PENALTY
Honduras was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Honduras was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PeruDEATH PENALTY
Perù was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Perù was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
Guatemala abstained from the resolution on the death...
Guatemala abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A man named Shivaprakash was sentenced by an Additional...
A man named Shivaprakash was sentenced by an Additional District and Sessions court in India after being found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a six-year-old boy, Praveen
- APRIL 21, 2004SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Switzerland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Congo voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Congo voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
United Kingdom was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
United Kingdom was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In response to the adoption of a resolution for a moratorium...
In response to the adoption of a resolution for a moratorium on executions by the UN Commission on Human Rights, Debabrata Saha, a representative of India, said the international community had not yet reached consensus on the issue of capital punishment,
- APRIL 21, 2004SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iraq was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was a cosponsor...
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
Ecuador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Ecuador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
France was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty...
Cuba abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004UruguayDEATH PENALTY
Uruguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Uruguay was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Ireland was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BrazilDEATH PENALTY
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Brazil was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004AustriaDEATH PENALTY
Austria was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Austria was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004GermanyDEATH PENALTY
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Germany was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PanamaDEATH PENALTY
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Panama was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
El Salvador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
El Salvador was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
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- APRIL 21, 2004SwedenDEATH PENALTY
Sweden was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution...
Sweden was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Costa Rica was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Nepal voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
Liechtenstein was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Liechtenstein was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PalauDEATH PENALTY
Palau was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Palau was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004RomaniaDEATH PENALTY
Romania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Romania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Moldova was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
Solomon Islands was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Solomon Islands was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Timor-LesteDEATH PENALTY
East Timor was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
East Timor was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004GabonDEATH PENALTY
Gabon voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Gabon voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death...
Zimbabwe voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka abstained from the resolution on the death...
Sri Lanka abstained from the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004BahrainDEATH PENALTY
Bahrain voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Bahrain voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004TogoDEATH PENALTY
Togo voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Togo voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Mauritius was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone voted against the resolution on the death...
Sierra Leone voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Uganda voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 21, 2004United NationsDEATH PENALTY
In response to the adoption of a resolution for a moratorium...
In response to the adoption of a resolution for a moratorium on executions by the UN Commission on Human Rights, Debabrata Saha, a representative of India, said the international community had not yet reached consensus on the issue of capital punishment,
- APRIL 21, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
In Tallahassee the House Public Safety Committee has...
In Tallahassee the House Public Safety Committee has approved 17-1 legislation that would ban the death penalty for people who are under 18 years of age when they commit a capital crime
- APRIL 21, 2004DEATH PENALTY
A House panel gave preliminary approval to a bill backed...
A House panel gave preliminary approval to a bill backed by President Bush to make terrorists crimes that result in death punishable by death or life in prison
- APRIL 21, 2004TexasDEATH PENALTY
Texas court overturns two death sentences The Texas...
Texas court overturns two death sentences The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today overturned two death sentences, one for an inmate it says is mentally retarded and another for a man police said aided in the ambush killing of an officer
- APRIL 21, 2004DEATH PENALTY
UN. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVES ANTI DEATH PENALTY RESOLUTION
April 21, 2004: for the eighth consecutive year the Commission approved the anti death penalty resolution for a moratorium on capital executions.
- APRIL 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Seif bin Olayan bin Mohammad al-Zughaibi, a Saudi national,...
Seif bin Olayan bin Mohammad al-Zughaibi, a Saudi national, was executed in Riyadh for shooting Abdullah bin Marzouq al-Harbi after a row which broke out as they drove in the capital
- APRIL 20, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Sharia Appeal Court in the central Nigerian city...
The Sharia Appeal Court in the central Nigerian city of Minna, postponed the appeal of a young couple of former lovers who were sentenced to be stoned to death after a new defence lawyer moved to take over the case
- APRIL 20, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Wahab Widad, a Pakistani convicted of smuggling...
Mohammad Wahab Widad, a Pakistani convicted of smuggling heroin, was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- APRIL 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Wahab Widad, a Pakistani convicted of smuggling...
Mohammad Wahab Widad, a Pakistani convicted of smuggling heroin, was executed in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 20, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Van Chung, an unemployed man, was sentenced to...
Tran Van Chung, an unemployed man, was sentenced to death in Vietnam for killing a woman after she spurned his amorous advances
- APRIL 20, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese authorities would let a UN team into Sudan...
The Sudanese authorities would let a UN team into Sudan within days to probe alleged atrocities by government-backed militia in the western Darfur region after initially denying the group entry, a UN spokesman said
- APRIL 20, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese authorities would let a UN team into Sudan...
The Sudanese authorities would let a UN team into Sudan within days to probe alleged atrocities by government-backed militia in the western Darfur region after initially denying the group entry, a UN spokesman said
- APRIL 20, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A court in Vietnam's Dong Nai province sentenced Phan...
A court in Vietnam's Dong Nai province sentenced Phan Thanh Nhan, 21, to death after he was convicted of killing his pregnant lover in October 2003
- APRIL 20, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan carried out its first execution since the...
Afghanistan carried out its first execution since the fall of the Taliban, putting a bullet to the head of Abdullah Shah, a former military commander convicted of more than 20 murders
- APRIL 19, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The US federal government must intervene with the states...
The US federal government must intervene with the states to ensure a review of the cases of foreigners - particularly Mexicans - sitting on death row, The New York Times said in an editorial
- APRIL 19, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Ugandan Police chief, Major General Katumba Wamala...
Ugandan Police chief, Major General Katumba Wamala urged for tightening of the law on rape and defilement
- APRIL 19, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed...
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on Wong Yeesun, a 35-year-old Malaysian national convicted of killing three people and injuring another during robberies in four prefectures in Japan in 1993
- APRIL 19, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The justice sector in Vietnam would consider reviewing...
The justice sector in Vietnam would consider reviewing the list of offenses subject to the death penalty, especially economic crime, following public concern over the large number of executions in Vietnam
- APRIL 19, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The US federal government must intervene with the states...
The US federal government must intervene with the states to ensure a review of the cases of foreigners - particularly Mexicans - sitting on death row, The New York Times said in an editorial
- APRIL 19, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed...
Japan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on Wong Yeesun, a 35-year-old Malaysian national convicted of killing three people and injuring another during robberies in four prefectures in Japan in 1993
- APRIL 19, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denounced as a "US-orchestrated political...
North Korea denounced as a "US-orchestrated political plot" a UN resolution calling for the reclusive state to allow investigations into allegations of torture and human rights abuses
- APRIL 19, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
North Korea denounced as a "US-orchestrated political...
North Korea denounced as a "US-orchestrated political plot" a UN resolution calling for the reclusive state to allow investigations into allegations of torture and human rights abuses
- APRIL 19, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II said that terrorism could not be...
Pope John Paul II said that terrorism could not be combated with the death penalty but, on the contrary, by the promotion of respect for the dignity of the human person
- APRIL 19, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul II said that terrorism could not be...
Pope John Paul II said that terrorism could not be combated with the death penalty but, on the contrary, by the promotion of respect for the dignity of the human person
- APRIL 19, 2004MissouriDEATH PENALTY
In New Madrid, Judge Fred Copeland of the 34th Judicial...
In New Madrid, Judge Fred Copeland of the 34th Judicial Court sentenced Mark Gill, 33, to death in the July 2002 killing of Ralph Lape Jr
- APRIL 19, 2004DEATH PENALTY
OLIVIERO TOSCANI’S INTERVENTION AT THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
- APRIL 19, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN AT THE UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Hands Off Cain, together with the Transnational Radical Party, will be present at the UN Commission on Human Rights in order to add its weight to the support for the death penalty resolution which will be presented this year by current EU Presidency holde
- APRIL 18, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
A man named as Mehdi, 25, was hanged in Rezvanshahr, Iran
A man named as Mehdi, 25, was hanged in Rezvanshahr, Iran
- APRIL 17, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetan activists expressed dismay after the UN Human...
Tibetan activists expressed dismay after the UN Human Rights Commission threw out a US-sponsored resolution condemning China, saying the rights situation remained poor in Tibet
- APRIL 17, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Lorry driver S
Lorry driver S
- APRIL 17, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Tibetan activists expressed dismay after the UN Human...
Tibetan activists expressed dismay after the UN Human Rights Commission threw out a US-sponsored resolution condemning China, saying the rights situation remained poor in Tibet
- APRIL 17, 2004New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
Confessions by murder suspects must be electronically...
Confessions by murder suspects must be electronically recorded by police officers under a new policy enacted this week by Attorney General Peter Harvey
- APRIL 16, 2004United NationsDEATH PENALTY
Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the UN...
Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the UN Human Rights Commission's failure to condemn the Islamic Republic during its 60th session
- APRIL 16, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Harith Gary Lee alias Lee Cheng Thiam was sentenced...
Harith Gary Lee alias Lee Cheng Thiam was sentenced to death for murdering his girlfriend, Diana Teo Siew Peng, 32
- APRIL 16, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico's Senate backed a proposal by President Vicente...
Mexico's Senate backed a proposal by President Vicente Fox to strip the constitution of a provision that allowed military courts to impose the death penalty
- APRIL 16, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kitwe High court, Zambia, sentenced Gerthin Musonda,...
The Kitwe High court, Zambia, sentenced Gerthin Musonda, 28, John Mwenya, 21, Brian Lumamba, 28 and Mabvuto Phiri after convicting them of murdering taxi driver Obby Chama on January 12, 2003
- APRIL 16, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the UN...
Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the UN Human Rights Commission's failure to condemn the Islamic Republic during its 60th session
- APRIL 16, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Scores of human rights activists demonstrated in the...
Scores of human rights activists demonstrated in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi against what they called "blantant violation of human rights across the country
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- APRIL 16, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said Papua New Guinea's pursuit...
Amnesty International said Papua New Guinea's pursuit of the death penalty was leaving it internationally isolated and called on the country to place an immediate moratorium on any executions
- APRIL 16, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR,...
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR, Ambassador Z
- APRIL 16, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Gnanaprakasham, Simon, M
Gnanaprakasham, Simon, M
- APRIL 16, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yu Zhendong, a man accused of the biggest embezzlement...
Yu Zhendong, a man accused of the biggest embezzlement in recent Chinese history, was extradited from Las Vegas to Beijing
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Yu Zhendong, a man accused of the biggest embezzlement...
Yu Zhendong, a man accused of the biggest embezzlement in recent Chinese history, was extradited from Las Vegas to Beijing
- APRIL 16, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the...
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the UN's top human rights body for the third year in a row to censure Russia over abuses in its war-torn republic of Chechnya
- APRIL 16, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read...
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read an editorial in The Miami Herald
- APRIL 16, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The Papua New Guinea government should halt its moves...
The Papua New Guinea government should halt its moves towards executions and work with international donors to establish a more effective system of fighting violent crime, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR,...
During a debate on the death penalty at the UNCHR, Ambassador Z
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the...
Russia's rights activists decried the failure of the UN's top human rights body for the third year in a row to censure Russia over abuses in its war-torn republic of Chechnya
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read...
"The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Geneva," read an editorial in The Miami Herald
- APRIL 16, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
Former Governor of Illinois and Hands Off Cain Honorary...
Former Governor of Illinois and Hands Off Cain Honorary President Georage Ryan made an urgent appeal for an international moratorium on capital executions at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva
- APRIL 16, 2004FloridaDEATH PENALTY
After 3 trials, Ronnie Keith Williams was sentenced...
After 3 trials, Ronnie Keith Williams was sentenced to die for that 1993 murder of a pregnant teen Lisashantill "Lisa" Dyke, 18
- APRIL 16, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill creating a sentence...
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill creating a sentence of life in prison without parole as an alternative to the death penalty in capital murder cases. The law takes effect July 1
- APRIL 16, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Jerry McWee was put to death for killing John Perry,...
Jerry McWee was put to death for killing John Perry, a store clerk before stealing $350 from the cash register
- APRIL 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Party of Kurdistan (DPK) in Iran said...
The Democratic Party of Kurdistan (DPK) in Iran said six of its members were executed in Iran's prisons
- APRIL 15, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No
The Shanghai No
- APRIL 15, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected an attempt by the European Union to urge Russia to prevent executions, torture and other human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya
- APRIL 15, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected an attempt by the European Union to urge Russia to prevent executions, torture and other human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya
- APRIL 15, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed...
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by an international monitor
- APRIL 15, 2004European UnionDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission rejected an attempt by the European Union to urge Russia to prevent executions, torture and other human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya
- APRIL 15, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed...
The top UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by an international monitor
- APRIL 15, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US...
The UN Human Rights Commission narrowly passed a US backed resolution criticizing Cuba and calling on it to accept a visit by international observers
- APRIL 15, 2004LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
District Attorney Paul Connick agreed that Ryan Matthews...
District Attorney Paul Connick agreed that Ryan Matthews should get a new trial and scheduled a court hearing to sign the papers
- APRIL 15, 2004North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Darryl Eugene Hunt, who was...
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Darryl Eugene Hunt, who was cleared on February 6 (see) of a 1984 murder on the strength of DNA evidence that implicated someone else. The "pardon of innocence" closes the criminal case
- APRIL 15, 2004TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Bredesen said the reprieve for condemned inmate...
Gov. Bredesen said the reprieve for condemned inmate Philip Workman won't be extended. (see April 4, 2001; September 15, 2003; January 9, 2004
- APRIL 15, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man was sentenced to flogging
a young man was sentenced to flogging
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- APRIL 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari had...
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari had his four-year jail sentence for insulting religious values dropped, but must await a review of his death sentence for blasphemy before he can hope to be released from prison, Zekrollah Ahmadi, judiciary c
- APRIL 14, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled in favour...
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled in favour of denying any extradition request on the part of the United States that did not include a pledge not to sentence the extradited individual to life in prison
- APRIL 14, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The former judge of the Karnataka High Court in India, H
The former judge of the Karnataka High Court in India, H
- APRIL 14, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion...
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion to secure justice for Kenny Richey, who had spent the last 17 years on death row in Ohio
- APRIL 14, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion...
More than 150 British MPs backed a parliamentary motion to secure justice for Kenny Richey, who had spent the last 17 years on death row in Ohio
- APRIL 14, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled in favour...
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled in favour of denying any extradition request on the part of the United States that did not include a pledge not to sentence the extradited individual to life in prison
- APRIL 14, 2004DEATH PENALTY
After years of trying, state Sen
After years of trying, state Sen
- APRIL 13, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's court of cassation, the emirate's highest...
Kuwait's court of cassation, the emirate's highest court, upheld a death sentence for two Saudi brothers and a Kuwaiti for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in May 2002
- APRIL 13, 2004Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Three young Palestinian men found guilty of the gang...
Three young Palestinian men found guilty of the gang rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the Gaza Strip were sentenced to death
- APRIL 13, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's court of cassation, the emirate's highest...
Kuwait's court of cassation, the emirate's highest court, upheld a death sentence for two Saudi brothers and a Kuwaiti for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in May 2002
- APRIL 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The wives of four bandits due to be hanged in Bangalore,...
The wives of four bandits due to be hanged in Bangalore, southern India, on April 16, were pinning their hopes on a last-minute presidential pardon, the women told AFP
- APRIL 13, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The executions of Dossa and Naseer Ahmed were adjourned...
The executions of Dossa and Naseer Ahmed were adjourned for a month on the orders of the President of Pakistan
- APRIL 13, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Zaman Shah was hanged in the Central Jail in Sahiwal,...
Zaman Shah was hanged in the Central Jail in Sahiwal, Pakistan, after being convicted of killing his brother in law Sabir Shah in Okara on October 30, 1994
- APRIL 13, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Duma's deputy speaker Lyubov Sliska of the pro-president...
The Duma's deputy speaker Lyubov Sliska of the pro-president United Russia party, spoke out in favour of capital punishment for those found guilty of terrorism
- APRIL 13, 2004DEATH PENALTY
A measure to raise the minimum age for the death penalty...
A measure to raise the minimum age for the death penalty to 18 passed a key Senate committee, moving Florida one step closer to joining a national trend of halting the execution of minors
- APRIL 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The speedy trial tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced...
The speedy trial tribunal in Barisal, Bangladesh, sentenced eight people to death, six of them in absentia, after convicting them of murder
- APRIL 12, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenyan police force was asked to name the officers...
The Kenyan police force was asked to name the officers who allegedly executed three suspects in Mombasa
- APRIL 12, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) was to stage a demonstration...
The People's Legal Forum (PLF) was to stage a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in India seeking the abolition of death penalty in the country
- APRIL 12, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
Masumi Hayashi, convicted of murdering four people...
Masumi Hayashi, convicted of murdering four people by poisoning curry at a 1998 community festival in Wakayama, Japan, would break her silence when her appeal was heard at the Osaka High Court from April 20, her lawyers said
- APRIL 12, 2004DEATH PENALTY
LAOS INTRODUCES THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG RELATED CRIMES
Laos´ National Assembly closed last Tuesday after passing an amendment to the criminal code that introduced the death penalty for treason and drug trafficking.
- APRIL 12, 2004AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia in 1985.
The death penalty was formally abolished in Australia in 1985.
- APRIL 12, 2004BahrainDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are
- APRIL 12, 2004BruneiDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
The death penalty is mandatory for murder, unlawful possession of firearms and explosives
- APRIL 12, 2004BhutanDEATH PENALTY
On March 20, 2004 the King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, issued a royal decree (“kasho”) abolishing the death penalty in the kingdom.
On March 20, 2004 the King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk, issued a royal decree (“kasho”) abolishing the death penalty in the kingdom.
- APRIL 12, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Bangladesh applies the death penalty for such crimes as murder, sedition and drug-trafficking.
Bangladesh applies the death penalty for such crimes as murder, sedition and drug-trafficking.
- APRIL 12, 2004AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On October 9, 2004 Afghans voted for a president in the country’s first democratic election.
On October 9, 2004 Afghans voted for a president in the country’s first democratic election.
- APRIL 12, 2004DEATH PENALTY
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on the night between May 19 and 20, 2002.
East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on the night between May 19 and 20, 2002.
- APRIL 12, 2004FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji abolished the death penalty for treason and piracy in February 2002
Fiji abolished the death penalty for treason and piracy in February 2002
- APRIL 12, 2004IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
The death penalty is applicable for murder, offences concerning illegal weapons, drug crimes, corruption and terrorism.
- APRIL 12, 2004CambodiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art. 32 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art. 32 states:
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- APRIL 12, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
On April 9, 2003 Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime was overthrown by a US-led military coalition.
- APRIL 12, 2004Hong Kong SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993.
Hong Kong, a special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been abolitionist since 1993.
- APRIL 12, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution which states
The death penalty is provided for by the Penal Code and by Art. 21 of the Constitution which states
- APRIL 12, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997.
A revised Criminal Procedure Law came into force in January 1997.
- APRIL 12, 2004IsraelDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954.
The country has been abolitionist for ordinary crimes since 1954.
- APRIL 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include:
Offences punishable by death include:
- APRIL 12, 2004JapanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offences (13) but, in practice is applied only for murder.
The death penalty is provided for by the Criminal Procedure Law and by the Penal Code for a number of offences (13) but, in practice is applied only for murder.
- APRIL 12, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
- APRIL 12, 2004KazakhstanDEATH PENALTY
On December 17, 2003, President Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced a moratorium on executions
On December 17, 2003, President Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced a moratorium on executions
- APRIL 12, 2004Macao SAR ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Macao, a former Portuguese colony, was handed over to China on December 20, 1999.
Macao, a former Portuguese colony, was handed over to China on December 20, 1999.
- APRIL 12, 2004KiribatiDEATH PENALTY
There have been no executions since independence on July 12, 1979.
There have been no executions since independence on July 12, 1979.
- APRIL 12, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
- APRIL 12, 2004MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder, rape, drug crimes, treason and possession of arms.
In Malaysia capital crimes include murder, rape, drug crimes, treason and possession of arms.
- APRIL 12, 2004KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions
President Askar Akayev established a two-year moratorium on executions
- APRIL 12, 2004KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia. Capital crimes include
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia. Capital crimes include
- APRIL 12, 2004LaosDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
The death penalty in Laos is applied in cases of treason, murder and rape
- APRIL 12, 2004MongoliaDEATH PENALTY
As reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the criminal code, capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three anti-state offences involving violence.
As reduced by an amendment of 1994 to the criminal code, capital crimes are: premeditated murder, aggravated rape or rape of a minor, and three anti-state offences involving violence.
- APRIL 12, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia (1980) at Article 4, Section 9, states:
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia (1980) at Article 4, Section 9, states: "capital punishment is prohibited."
- APRIL 12, 2004Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
- APRIL 12, 2004North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
In its 2001 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee
In its 2001 report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee
- APRIL 12, 2004OmanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman, which make reference to Sharia law.
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman, which make reference to Sharia law.
- APRIL 12, 2004New ZealandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961,
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1961,
- APRIL 12, 2004Marshall IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Islands (1979) under Section 6(1) states
The Constitution of the Republic of Marshall Islands (1979) under Section 6(1) states
- APRIL 12, 2004NepalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal (1990) at Article 12 states:
- APRIL 12, 2004NauruDEATH PENALTY
No one has been put to death since independence in 1968.
No one has been put to death since independence in 1968.
- APRIL 12, 2004MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the president, conspiracy against the sovereignty of the State, and acts of terrorism.
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, attempted assassination of the president, conspiracy against the sovereignty of the State, and acts of terrorism.
- APRIL 12, 2004Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and piracy are capital crimes.
- APRIL 12, 2004SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
- APRIL 12, 2004South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment is provided for 103 crimes:
Capital punishment is provided for 103 crimes:
- APRIL 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence
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- APRIL 12, 2004QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offences against the State, drug offences and terrorism are capital crimes.
Murder, offences against the State, drug offences and terrorism are capital crimes.
- APRIL 12, 2004PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes.
- APRIL 12, 2004Solomon IslandsDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes in 1966.
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes in 1966.
- APRIL 12, 2004SamoaDEATH PENALTY
Samoa commenced formal measures to abolish the death penalty on January 16, 2004
Samoa commenced formal measures to abolish the death penalty on January 16, 2004
- APRIL 12, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes
The death penalty is imposed for several crimes
- APRIL 12, 2004DEATH PENALTY
In Palestinian areas three types of legislation are applied.
In Palestinian areas three types of legislation are applied.
- APRIL 12, 2004ThailandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty applies in Thailand to murder and heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking
The death penalty applies in Thailand to murder and heroin or amphetamine drug trafficking
- APRIL 12, 2004UzbekistanDEATH PENALTY
The number of crimes punishable by the death penalty were reduced from eight to four through amendments to the Criminal Code that came into effect in October 2001.
The number of crimes punishable by the death penalty were reduced from eight to four through amendments to the Criminal Code that came into effect in October 2001.
- APRIL 12, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry, commonly known as the Bandit Law.
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry, commonly known as the Bandit Law.
- APRIL 12, 2004United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes under the constitution are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated robbery and apostasy.
Capital crimes under the constitution are: murder, rape, treason, aggravated robbery and apostasy.
- APRIL 12, 2004TongaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1982.
The last execution was carried out in 1982.
- APRIL 12, 2004Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offences against the State, economic offences, drug offences and arms trading.
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offences against the State, economic offences, drug offences and arms trading.
- APRIL 12, 2004SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
Capital crimes are: treason; murder; political acts such as bearing arms against Syria
- APRIL 12, 2004TuvaluDEATH PENALTY
No execution has been carried out since independence was declared in 1978.
No execution has been carried out since independence was declared in 1978.
- APRIL 12, 2004TurkmenistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country.
On December 29, 1999, the People's Council decided to abolish the death sentence in the country.
- APRIL 12, 2004TajikistanDEATH PENALTY
On February 11, 2005, the Tajik parliament amended the country’s criminal code and replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment.
On February 11, 2005, the Tajik parliament amended the country’s criminal code and replaced the death penalty with life imprisonment.
- APRIL 12, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam applies the death penalty for 29 different crimes.
Vietnam applies the death penalty for 29 different crimes.
- APRIL 12, 2004YemenDEATH PENALTY
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape, murder, sexual offences and speech or action against Islam.
Yemen applies the death penalty for a wide range of offences including rape, murder, sexual offences and speech or action against Islam.
- APRIL 12, 2004VanuatuDEATH PENALTY
There have been no executions since independence on July 30, 1980.
There have been no executions since independence on July 30, 1980.
- APRIL 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
The additional district and sessions judge of Bagerhat,...
The additional district and sessions judge of Bagerhat, Bangladesh, sentenced to death Anisur Rahman Sheikh, 35, for killing his 21-day old baby son at Pingoria village in the Kachua district in October 1998
- APRIL 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Rashed and Joynul Haq alias Ripon were sentenced to...
Rashed and Joynul Haq alias Ripon were sentenced to death and three others to life imprisonment after being convicted by the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, of killing Amirul Islam
- APRIL 11, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
In the first case, Judge AR Masud of the Speedy Trial...
In the first case, Judge AR Masud of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, passed the death penalty on Mohammed Kamruzzaman alias Ratan and Mohammed Moshiur Rahman alias Nasim for killing their employer Iqramul Islam Bhuiyan alias Nipun, a busin
- APRIL 11, 2004AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
The Constitution approved in 1992 abolished the death penalty.
- APRIL 11, 2004Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art. 89);
Capital crimes are: treason or espionage in wartime (Art. 89);
- APRIL 11, 2004BurundiDEATH PENALTY
Crimes punishable by death are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt on the Chief of State's life and cannibalism
Crimes punishable by death are: premeditated murder, sorcery, treason, spying, attempt on the Chief of State's life and cannibalism
- APRIL 11, 2004AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
Algeria’s laws prescribe the death penalty for a range of crimes including ordinary crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004BeninDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for in the penal code for various offences, including: murder, piracy, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance.
The death penalty is provided for in the penal code for various offences, including: murder, piracy, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance.
- APRIL 11, 2004BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in force in Botswana since the country became independent in 1966.
The death penalty has been in force in Botswana since the country became independent in 1966.
- APRIL 11, 2004Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Cote D’Ivoire’s new Constitution, approved by a national referendum held on July 23 and 24, 2000, provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
Cote D’Ivoire’s new Constitution, approved by a national referendum held on July 23 and 24, 2000, provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
- APRIL 11, 2004Central African RepublicDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes include: aggravated murder, treason, spying, charlatanism and witchcraft, assassination and military offences.
Capital crimes include: aggravated murder, treason, spying, charlatanism and witchcraft, assassination and military offences.
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- APRIL 11, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, spying, political and military offences and genocide.
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, spying, political and military offences and genocide.
- APRIL 11, 2004ComorosDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder, treason and spying are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004Cape VerdeDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art. 26 (2):
The Constitution of the Republic of Cape Verde (1992) states at Art. 26 (2): "No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment or treatment, and in no circumstances shall there be the death penalty."
- APRIL 11, 2004CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
Cameroon applies the death penalty for treason.
- APRIL 11, 2004EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking, political and military offences.
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, arson, rape, hijacking, espionage, drug trafficking, political and military offences.
- APRIL 11, 2004ChadDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offences.
Capital crimes are aggravated murder, treason, spying and military offences.
- APRIL 11, 2004DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995, when the reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force on January 1.
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995, when the reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force on January 1.
- APRIL 11, 2004Congo - BrazzavilleDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, spying and offences against the State are capital crimes.
Murder, treason, spying and offences against the State are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder and crimes against the State or humanity are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
Ghana still retains the death penalty for armed robbery, treason and first-degree murder.
- APRIL 11, 2004EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- APRIL 11, 2004Guinea-BissauDEATH PENALTY
Guinea Bissau abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.
Guinea Bissau abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.
- APRIL 11, 2004GambiaDEATH PENALTY
In Gambia, the death penalty was abolished in 1993, but re-established in August 1995 by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council.
In Gambia, the death penalty was abolished in 1993, but re-established in August 1995 by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council.
- APRIL 11, 2004GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes include aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery.
Capital crimes include aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery.
- APRIL 11, 2004Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder, spying and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004LesothoDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes.
Murder, rape and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004GabonDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason, espionage, coup d'état and insurrection are crimes punishable by death.
Murder, treason, espionage, coup d'état and insurrection are crimes punishable by death.
- APRIL 11, 2004MadagascarDEATH PENALTY
The last executions in Madagascar were carried out under French colonial rule in 1958.
The last executions in Madagascar were carried out under French colonial rule in 1958.
- APRIL 11, 2004MauritaniaDEATH PENALTY
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes.
High treason, premeditated murder and torture are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances.
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder, rape, treason, armed robbery and burglary with aggravating circumstances.
- APRIL 11, 2004MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations, betrayals, sedition, spying, arsons and destruction with explosives of public buildings, plots against the state and embezzlement of public funds whose amount is equal to or more
- APRIL 11, 2004LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes.
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004LibyaDEATH PENALTY
A large number of offences, including political offences and economic “crimes” are punishable by death.
A large number of offences, including political offences and economic “crimes” are punishable by death.
- APRIL 11, 2004NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art. 6 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art. 6 states: "The right to life shall be respected and protected.
- APRIL 11, 2004MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995 when the Death Penalty Act 1995 amended the Constitution to abolish the death penalty. No more death sentences were passed after 1995.
Mauritius has been abolitionist since 1995 when the Death Penalty Act 1995 amended the Constitution to abolish the death penalty. No more death sentences were passed after 1995.
- APRIL 11, 2004MoroccoDEATH PENALTY
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
Morocco retains the death penalty for ordinary crimes and military crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004MozambiqueDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art. 70 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique (1990) at Art. 70 states: "1. All citizens shall have the right to life.
- APRIL 11, 2004SeychellesDEATH PENALTY
Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.
Seychelles abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1993.
- APRIL 11, 2004NigerDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offences against the State. Niger has not imposed the death penalty since 1976.
Capital crimes are: premeditated murder, torture, aggravated theft, treason and offences against the State. Niger has not imposed the death penalty since 1976.
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- APRIL 11, 2004NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The Nigerian Constitution states at Part II, Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights, Art.33.
The Nigerian Constitution states at Part II, Chapter IV on Fundamental Rights, Art.33.
- APRIL 11, 2004Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
In Sierra Leone murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes.
In Sierra Leone murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004SenegalDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, 2004 Senegal’s National Assembly, with a resounding majority, voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
On December 10, 2004 Senegal’s National Assembly, with a resounding majority, voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in South Africa on June 6, 1995, when the Constitutional Court found that it was inconsistent with the new Constitution.
The death penalty was abolished in South Africa on June 6, 1995, when the Constitutional Court found that it was inconsistent with the new Constitution.
- APRIL 11, 2004DEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art. 21 states:
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (1990) at Art. 21 states: "Human life is inviolable.
- APRIL 11, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The crimes punishable by death are murder, armed robbery, weapons possession and smuggling, treason, acts which may endanger the independence or unity of the state, waging war against the state, apostasy and prostitution.
The crimes punishable by death are murder, armed robbery, weapons possession and smuggling, treason, acts which may endanger the independence or unity of the state, waging war against the state, apostasy and prostitution.
- APRIL 11, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The capital crimes in Rwanda are murder, robbery, sorcery, offences against the State, genocide and crimes against humanity.
The capital crimes in Rwanda are murder, robbery, sorcery, offences against the State, genocide and crimes against humanity.
- APRIL 11, 2004SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
Somalia has been without central government since 1991, when clans ousted dictator Siad Barre and the east African country sank into inter-clan fighting in which tens of thousands died.
Somalia has been without central government since 1991, when clans ousted dictator Siad Barre and the east African country sank into inter-clan fighting in which tens of thousands died.
- APRIL 11, 2004TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offences.
- APRIL 11, 2004EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Law and Procedure Act No.67 of 1938, as amended in 1975, provides for a mandatory capital sentence for murder without extenuating circumstances.
The Criminal Law and Procedure Act No.67 of 1938, as amended in 1975, provides for a mandatory capital sentence for murder without extenuating circumstances.
- APRIL 11, 2004TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes. The last execution was in 1994.
Murder and treason are capital crimes. The last execution was in 1994.
- APRIL 11, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Murder is a capital crime.
Murder is a capital crime.
- APRIL 11, 2004ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambia Constitution of 1991, allows the death penalty in Part III on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedom of the Individual.
The Zambia Constitution of 1991, allows the death penalty in Part III on the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedom of the Individual.
- APRIL 11, 2004ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1984.
The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1984.
- APRIL 11, 2004TogoDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes.
Premeditated murder and plots against the security of the State are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- APRIL 11, 2004ZimbabweDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12, dealing with the protection of right
The Constitution of Zimbabwe at Chapter 3, section 12, dealing with the protection of right
- APRIL 11, 2004UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's penal code provides for 15 capital offences:
Uganda's penal code provides for 15 capital offences:
- APRIL 11, 2004CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes.
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offences, 33 of which are common crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
- APRIL 11, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976, after a nine-year moratorium.
- APRIL 11, 2004ChileDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty for ordinary crimes was abolished in 2001.
The death penalty for ordinary crimes was abolished in 2001.
- APRIL 11, 2004Costa RicaDEATH PENALTY
Costa Rica has been abolitionist since 1887.
Costa Rica has been abolitionist since 1887.
- APRIL 11, 2004BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil said
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil said
- APRIL 11, 2004ColombiaDEATH PENALTY
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
Colombia abolished the death penalty in 1910.
- APRIL 11, 2004BoliviaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Bolivia, under article 17 bars the death penalty.
The Constitution of Bolivia, under article 17 bars the death penalty.
- APRIL 11, 2004DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art. 23 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador at Art. 23 states:
- APRIL 11, 2004GuatemalaDEATH PENALTY
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President.
The Guatemalan penal code (1973) provides for the death penalty for parricide, aggravated homicide and assassination of the President or Vice-President.
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- APRIL 11, 2004El SalvadorDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in El Salvador in 1983 for all crimes
The death penalty was abolished in El Salvador in 1983 for all crimes
- APRIL 11, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
- APRIL 11, 2004JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder is a capital crime, except for pregnant women, persons over 70 years of age and those who committed crimes when under eighteen years old.
Murder is a capital crime, except for pregnant women, persons over 70 years of age and those who committed crimes when under eighteen years old.
- APRIL 11, 2004MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1917) at Art. 22 states:
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1917) at Art. 22 states: "The death penalty is prohibited
- APRIL 11, 2004Dominican RepublicDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art. 8 (1) refers
The Constitution of the Dominican Republic at Art. 8 (1) refers
- APRIL 11, 2004HondurasDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art. 66 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Honduras at Art. 66 states: "The death penalty is prohibited."
- APRIL 11, 2004GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty can be applied for murder.
The death penalty can be applied for murder.
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The death penalty is mandatory for murder.
The death penalty is mandatory for murder.
- APRIL 11, 2004Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- APRIL 11, 2004SurinameDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004PanamaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) at Art. 3 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Panama (1972) at Art. 3 states: "There is no death penalty."
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Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
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Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004NicaraguaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art. 23 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua (1987) at Art. 23 states: "The right to life is inviolable
- APRIL 11, 2004St. LuciaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004ParaguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art. 4,
The Constitution of Paraguay (1992) at Art. 4, "The Right to life," states in part: "The death penalty is abolished."
- APRIL 11, 2004PeruDEATH PENALTY
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held.
Peru has been abolitionist for common crimes since 1979, when the last execution was held.
- APRIL 11, 2004UruguayDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1967) at Art. 26 states: ‘the death penalty shall not be applied to anyone.’
The Constitution of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1967) at Art. 26 states: ‘the death penalty shall not be applied to anyone.’
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Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
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The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- APRIL 11, 2004VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty, making it the first modern state to do so.
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty, making it the first modern state to do so.
- APRIL 10, 2004BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
Arshad Hawlader, 30, was sentenced to death by an additional...
Arshad Hawlader, 30, was sentenced to death by an additional district and sessions court in Barisal, Bangladesh, after being found guilty of killing his wife
- APRIL 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were...
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were sentenced to death and three others were given jail terms after court in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai convicted them of drug trafficking
- APRIL 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Teacher Ramesh Sahu was sentenced to death by a court...
Teacher Ramesh Sahu was sentenced to death by a court in Shahdol, India, on charges of kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old boy in 1999
- APRIL 10, 2004PakistanDEATH PENALTY
Dad Allah and Faizullah were sentenced to death in...
Dad Allah and Faizullah were sentenced to death in Pakistan by an Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) after being convicted of robbery and murder under section 7 (A) of the ATC Act
- APRIL 10, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were...
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were sentenced to death and three others were given jail terms after court in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai convicted them of drug trafficking
- APRIL 9, 2004MalawiDEATH PENALTY
President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi commuted the death...
President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi commuted the death sentences of 79 prisoners and freed 320 others in a gesture to coincide with Easter, marking another step by Malawi's leader to improve human rights
- APRIL 9, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Thi Ha , a Vietnamese woman convicted of trafficking...
Nguyen Thi Ha , a Vietnamese woman convicted of trafficking drug, was executed by firing squad in Ho Chi Minh City
- APRIL 9, 2004CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese...
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese smuggling ring who said he faced execution if expelled to China was denied asylum in Canada
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- APRIL 9, 2004GuineaDEATH PENALTY
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues...
The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) branded Guinea a sham democracy, denouncing widespread rights abuses in the west African country
- APRIL 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wong Hoi-bun, a Hong Kong businessman who killed and...
Wong Hoi-bun, a Hong Kong businessman who killed and dismembered a Philippine Chinese man that he had kidnapped from a Shenzhen hotel with two accomplices on February 19, 1995, was executed in Shenzhen, China
- APRIL 9, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese...
Lai Changxing, the alleged mastermind of a vast Chinese smuggling ring who said he faced execution if expelled to China was denied asylum in Canada
- APRIL 9, 2004FranceDEATH PENALTY
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman...
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman would not face the death penalty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a French court agreed to extradite him to the United States
- APRIL 9, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman...
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman would not face the death penalty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a French court agreed to extradite him to the United States
- APRIL 9, 2004DEATH PENALTY
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman...
Assured that accused murderer Paul Eduardovich Goldman would not face the death penalty in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a French court agreed to extradite him to the United States
- APRIL 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Eleven convicted criminals were executed in China after...
Eleven convicted criminals were executed in China after being paraded in a stadium where the rejections of their appeals were publicly read out
- APRIL 8, 2004Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Police in Ivory Coast had carried out summary executions...
Police in Ivory Coast had carried out summary executions and made arbitrary arrests following an anti-government demonstration in the country on March 25, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 8, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Liu Xiaojun was sentenced to death after being convicted...
Liu Xiaojun was sentenced to death after being convicted by the Intermediate People's Court of Tieling City, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, of leading a 34 member criminal gang
- APRIL 8, 2004AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
In Talladega, Judge Al Johnson sentenced Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr
In Talladega, Judge Al Johnson sentenced Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr
- APRIL 8, 2004New JerseyDEATH PENALTY
Robert O
Robert O
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ITALY: EX ILLINOIS GOVERNOR GEORGE RYAN EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR PANNELLA’S NON VIOLENT ACTION
April 8, 2004: The following is a letter sent by ex-Illinois Governor George Ryan, currently Hands Off Cain’s Honorary President, to The Radical Party.
- APRIL 8, 2004HungaryDEATH PENALTY
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court.
Hungary has been abolitionist since 1990, following a decision by the Constitutional Court.
- APRIL 8, 2004IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was officially abolished in Iceland in 1928, but it had not been applied since 1830.
The death penalty was officially abolished in Iceland in 1928, but it had not been applied since 1830.
- APRIL 8, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
- APRIL 8, 2004LatviaDEATH PENALTY
On April 15, 1999, Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for crimes committed in peacetime.
On April 15, 1999, Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for crimes committed in peacetime.
- APRIL 8, 2004GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece abolished the death penalty as a punishment applicable to offences defined in the Greek Penal Code in 1993.
Greece abolished the death penalty as a punishment applicable to offences defined in the Greek Penal Code in 1993.
- APRIL 8, 2004IrelandDEATH PENALTY
Ireland abolished the death penalty in 1990.
Ireland abolished the death penalty in 1990.
- APRIL 8, 2004MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on October 4, 1971.
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on October 4, 1971.
- APRIL 8, 2004PolandDEATH PENALTY
Poland abolished the death penalty in 1997 and a penal code introduced in 1998 replaced it with life imprisonment.
Poland abolished the death penalty in 1997 and a penal code introduced in 1998 replaced it with life imprisonment.
- APRIL 8, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
- APRIL 8, 2004NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
- APRIL 8, 2004MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova abolished the death penalty for all crimes in December 1995.
Moldova abolished the death penalty for all crimes in December 1995.
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The 1991 (amended in 2001) Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art. 10 states: "The human right to life is irrevocable.
The 1991 (amended in 2001) Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia at Art. 10 states: "The human right to life is irrevocable.
- APRIL 8, 2004LiechtensteinDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes in 1987.
The death penalty was abolished for all crimes in 1987.
- APRIL 8, 2004LuxembourgDEATH PENALTY
Luxembourg has been completely abolitionist since 1979.
Luxembourg has been completely abolitionist since 1979.
- APRIL 8, 2004MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states:
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished."
- APRIL 8, 2004NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- APRIL 8, 2004RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe (since February 28, 1996).
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe (since February 28, 1996).